Yōichi Higashi

Yōichi Higashi

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

14/11/1934

Age

91 years old

Place of Birth

Nokami, Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Yōichi Higashi (東陽一 Higashi Yōichi) is a Japanese film director. He began his career working on documentaries at Iwanami Productions but, after going independent, turned to fiction film. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for Yasashii Nipponjin in 1971, and then the award for Be... Read More

Filmography

Crew

2016

Somebody's Xylophone

as Director

2016

Somebody's Xylophone

as Screenplay

2011

Mad Sultry Sisters

as Director

2011

Mad Sultry Sisters

as Writer

2010

Wandering Home

as Director

2010

Wandering Home

as Screenplay

2004

The Crying Wind

as Director

2003

My Grandpa

as Director

2003

My Grandpa

as Screenplay

2000

The Crossing

as Director

2000

The Crossing

as Screenplay

1996

Village of Dreams

as Director

1996

Village of Dreams

as Writer

1992

The River with No Bridge

as Screenplay

1988

A Tale of Happiness

as Director

1986

Metamorphosis

as Director

1984

The Wangan Highway

as Director

1984

The Wangan Highway

as Screenplay

1983

The Second Love

as Director

1983

The Second Love

as Screenplay

1982

Jealousy Game

as Director

1982

The Rape

as Director

1982

The Rape

as Writer

1981

Manon

as Director

1981

Manon

as Screenplay

1981

Love Letter

as Director

1980

Four Seasons: Natsuko

as Director

1979

No More Easy Life

as Director

1979

No More Easy Life

as Screenplay

1978

Third Base

as Director

1973

A Japanese Demon

as Director

1973

A Japanese Demon

as Screenplay

1973

A Japanese Demon

as Editor

1971

The Gentle Japanese

as Director

1971

The Gentle Japanese

as Screenplay

1971

The Gentle Japanese

as Editor

1969

Okinawa Islands

as Director

1969

Okinawa Islands

as Editor

1965

Toi et Moi

as Co-Director

1962

Hokkaido, My Love

as Assistant Director